National

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has announced three new Walk Friendly Communities, a title which means that the “city or town is being recognized for its success in working to improve a wide range of conditions related to walking, including safety, mobility, access, and comfort.” The three communities are: Bend, Oregon (Silver Level), Louisville, Kentucky, and Indiana, Pennsylvania (both at Bronze Level.)

International

Looking for love? Head over to Prague where ROPID, the company that runs the subways, will “set aside carriages on some or all of its trains for singles seeking a soul mate.”

Pedestrians be taking back the crosswalk! Watch this funny Russian video of a man walking over the hood of a car in the crosswalk, which reminds us of this classic crosswalk video (you may have seen this video in an Ikea commercial).